constant search

collocation in English

meaningsofconstantandsearch

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constant
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.stənt/us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
happening a lot or all ...
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search
noun
uk
/sɜːtʃ/us
/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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(Definition ofconstantandsearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Given that globalisation means ever sharper competition, theconstantsearchfor lower costs will not disappear.
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They are inconstantsearchfor an alternative place to settle.
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Another answer is theconstantsearchfor greater efficiency.
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Various problems are here revealed: man and law, man and hisconstantsearchfor the unknown, man and the constitution of new laws and of their transgression.
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The development of intensive methods in farming reflects theconstantsearchfor greater efficiency.
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It is theconstantsearchfor more legislation with attendant statutory instruments that causes us problems.
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Do we really wish to be a party to aconstantsearchfor more horrendous devices?
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There is aconstantsearchfor a conspiracy to explain our deficiencies and failings.
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We must be grateful for their time, energy, commitment andconstantsearchfor answers.
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There should be a serious examination of priorities and aconstantsearchfor efficiency.
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There is enormous competition for readers leading to aconstantsearchfor sensationalism.
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At the same time, there has been aconstantsearchfor economy in administration.
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He would have to employ two or three private secretaries to make such aconstantsearch.
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This points to a more dynamic account of politics, where actors are engaged in aconstantsearchfor political advantage and whose innovations transform the boundaries of institutional authority.
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There is aconstantsearchto trim wage costs, no matter whether a shop is big or small.
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Seim is inconstantsearchfor the unheard and untried.
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However, times change and new systems have to be introduced and aconstantsearchfor continuing cost-efficiency must be encouraged.
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No organisation can afford to ignore theconstantsearchfor more effective ways of getting people to work together to achieve common aims.
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It is theconstantsearchfor social interaction that leads us to do what we do.
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As well, he is lonely and inconstantsearchof praise.
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Theconstantsearchfor improvement is now part of the fabric of the cooperative.
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There is also theconstantsearchfor life in other worlds.
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His early work in his new country shows aconstantsearchfor beauty and perfection.
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This has been shown by the long hours they have worked and by theirconstantsearchfor more effective ways of bringing relief to those affected.
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At the wholesale, counterfeiter can exploit distributorsconstantsearchfor low costs products to maximize the profit.
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